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Two Daejeon JungKwanJang Red Sparks players, Yeum Hye-seon (left) and Enkhsoyol Jamiyanpurev (right) in the match against GS Caltex Seoul KIXX in the Korean Volleyball League, Friday (19/12/2025)
BOLASPORT.COM – Daejeon JungKwanJang Red Sparks’ game in the 2025-2026 Korean Volleyball League is considered not to be going well after the departure of Megawati Hangestri Pertiwi, who was the mainstay.
Defeat still followed Red Sparks’ steps in the final match of the third round of the regular phase of the 2025-2026 Korean Volleyball League which took place on Sunday (28/12/2025) yesterday.
The team made by Ko Hee-jin visited the Hwaseong IBK Altos team headquarters at Hwaseong Indoor Gymnasium, South Korea with a heartbreaking result in the form of defeat.
Strengthened again by captain Yeum Hye-seon who had recovered from injury, this match ended with IBK Altos winning 3-1 (25-18, 25-22, 17-25, 25-17).
This result made the team nicknamed Red Force lose for the fourth time in a row since they last beat Gwangju AI Pepper Savings Bank in the middle of this month.
The injury from IBK Altos also made the Red Sparks sink further into the standings of the Korean Volleyball League this season, sitting in seventh place.
The series of bad results obtained by the team from Daejeon City this season attracted interesting attention from one of the South Korean media, News1, through their article.
It cannot be denied that the departure of Megawati Hangestri Pertiwi, Serbian player Vanja Bukilic and the retirement of Pyo Seung-ju have caused the Red Sparks’ strength to decline drastically.
How come? Megawati, Bukilic and Pyo became a great force and earned a reputation as a deadly trident for the Red Sparks last season.
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